epi G1909

ἐπί (epi) means “upon/to/against” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐπί Greek · G1909 882 tagged occurrences in 775 verses

Pronunciation guide: ep-ee' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

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TBESG · G1909

ἐπί · epi · upon/to/against

ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. I. C. genitive, 1. of place, answering the question, where? (a) of the place on which, on, upon: ἐπὶ (τ.) γῆς, Mat.6:10, 19, al.; τ. κεφαλῆς, 1Co.11:10; τ. νεφελῶν, Mat.24:3o, al.; like ἐν, in constr. praegn. after verbs of motion: βάλλειν, Mrk.4:26; σπείρειν, ib. 31; ἔρχεσθαι, Heb.6:7, al.; figuratively, ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας (MM, see word ἀ.); of the subject of thought or speech, Gal.3:16; of power or authority, over, πάντων, Rom.9:5: τ. γάζης, Act.8:27; ἐξουσία, Rev.2:26 20:6; (b) of vicinity, at, by: τ. θαλάσσης, Jhn.6:9; τ. ὁδοῦ, Mat.21:19; τοῦ βάτου, Mrk.12:26 (see Swete, in l.); with genitive of person(s), in the presence of, before, Mat.28:14, Act.23:30, 1Co.6:1, al. 2. Of time, (a) with genitive of person(s), in the time of: ἐπὶ Ἐλισαίου, Luk.4:27; ἐπὶ Κλαυδίου, Act.11:28; ἐπὶ Ἀβιάθαρ ἀρχιερέως, when A. was high priest, Mrk.2:26; (b) with genitive of thing(s), at, at the time of: Mat.1:11, Heb.1:2, 2Pe.3:3; ἐπὶ τ. προσευχῶν, Rom.1:10, Eph.1:16, 1Th.1:2, Phm 4. II. C. dative, of place, answering the question, where? (a) lit., on, upon: Mat.9:16, 14:8, al.; after verbs of motion (see supr., I, 1, (a)), Mat.9:16 Act.8:16; above, Luk.23:38; at, by, Mrk.13:29, Jhn.5:2, Act.5:9, al.; (b) metaphorically, upon, on the ground of, Luk.4:4 (LXX); in the matter of, Mrk.6:52 (see Swete, in l.); upon, of, concerning, Act.5:35, 40; of the ground, reason or motive (Bl., §38, 2; 43, 3), Mat.18:3 19:9, Rom.12:12, al.; ἐφ᾽ ᾧ, for the reason that, because, Rom.5:12 2Co.5:4; after verbs of motion, over, Mat.18:13, Rom.16:19, al.; of a condition (cl.), Rom.8:20, 1Co.9:10; ἐπὶ δυσὶ μάρτυσιν (see Westc. on Heb.9:10), Heb.10:28; of purpose or aim, Eph.2:10, Php.4:10; of authority, over, Mat.24:47 Luk.12:44; of hostility, with dative of person(s) (cl.), against, Luk.12:52; in addition to (cl.), 2Co.7:13; of an adjunct, in, at, on, Php.1:3 2:17. III. C. accusative, 1. of place of motion upon or over, answering the question, whither? (a) lit., upon, over: Mat.14:28, 29, Luk.5:19, al. mult.; in NT also, answering the question, where? (as with genitive, dative), Mrk.4:38 11:2, Luk.2:25, Jhn.1:32; ἐπὶ τ. αὐτό, Act.1:15 2:1, al.; of motion to a vicinity, to, Mrk.16:2, Act.8:36, al.; (b) metaphorically (in wh. "the accusative is more widely prevalent than it strictly should be," Bl., §43, 1); of blessings, evils, etc., coming upon one, with accusative of person(s), Mat.10:13 12:28, Act.2:17, Jhn.18:4, Eph.5:6, al.; of addition (dative in cl.), λύπη ἐπὶ λύπην, Php.2:27; ἐπικαλεῖν ὄνομα ἐπί (see: ἐπικαλέω), Act.15:17, Jas.2:7; καλεῖν ἐπί, to call after, Luk.1:59; of number or degree: ἐπὶ τρίς (cl. εἰς τ.), thrice, Act.10:16 11:10; ἐπὶ πλεῖον, the more, further, Act.4:17 2Ti.2:16 3:9 (see also infr., 2, (a)); ἐφ᾽ ὅσον (see infr., ib.), forasmuch as, Mat.25:40, 45, Rom.11:13; of power, authority, control, Luk.1:33, Act.7:10 Rom.5:14, Heb.3:6, al.; of the direction of thoughts and feelings, unto, towards, Luk.1:17 23:28, Act.9:35, 42, Rom.11:22, Gal.4:9, Eph.2:7, 1Ti.5:5, al.; of purpose, for, Mat.3:7, Luk.23:48; ἐφ᾽ ὅ πάρει (Rec. ἐφ᾽ ᾧ, Mat.26:50; of hostility, against, Mat.24:7, Mrk.3:24-26 10:11 13:8, Luk.9:5, Jhn.13:18, Act.7:54, 1Co.7:36, 2Co.1:23; Of reference, concerning, for (cl. usually dative), Mrk.9:12 15:24, Jhn.19:24, Rom.4:9. 2. Of time, (a) during, for: Luk.4:25 (WH, txt., omits ἐπί), Act.13:31 16:18, Heb.11:30, al.; ἐφ᾽ ὅσον (χρόνον), as long as, for so long time as, Mrk.9:15 Rom.7:1, al. (for ἐφ᾽ ὅ in another sense, see supr., 1, (b)); ἐφ᾽ ἱκανόν (see: ἱ), Act.20:11; ἐπὶ πλεῖον (see supr., 1, (b)), yet longer, further, Act.20:9 24:4; (b) on, about, towards (cl. εἰς): Luk.10:35 Act.3:1 4:5. IV. In composition, ἐπί signifies: up, ἐπαίρω; upon, ἐπίγειος, ἐπιδημέω, ὠπικαθίζω; towards, επιβλέπω, ὠπεκτείνω; over (of superintendence), ἐπιστάτης; again, in addition, ἐπαιτέω; against, ἐπιορκέω, ἐπιβουλή. (AS)

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on, to, against, on the basis of, at.

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How translators render G1909

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
on	277
to	87
in	81
over	48
at	46
upon	34
against	32
vvv	32
for	29
before	19
by	11
about	8
of	8
with	8
together	5
around	4
because of	4
above	3
because	3
from	3
across	2
after	2
among	2
as	2
be on	2
during	2
in accordance with	2
into	2
is against	2
meaning	2
on the testimony of	2
right at	2
toward	2
under	2
whatever	2
you would	2
a gathering of	1
along	1
and for	1
are at	1
are on	1
as he leaned on	1
as long as	1
at the time	1
back to	1
beside	1
between	1
but in	1
by those who are	1
by which	1
divided against	1
facedown	1
from the things	1
further	1
has given	1
he of	1
he sets it on	1
in addition to	1
in charge of	1
in front of	1
in leading	1
in protest against	1
in return for	1
in the passage about	1
in the time	1
inasmuch	1
near	1
on the basis of	1
on whom	1
only	1
that for which	1
the man on	1
they set it on	1
time	1
to decide	1
to do	1
until	1
which	1
will be on	1
will lie in	1
you have lived on	1
you would against	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
on	193
upon	157
in	122
over	49
unto	47
at	43
to	42
against	39
for	27
of	19
before	18
into	17
by	9
with	8
together	7
toward	7
about	5
among	5
above	4
after	4
as	3
beside	3
under	3
whereon	3
as long as	2
bountifully	2
inasmuch	2
many	2
thereon	2
three	2
through	2
throughout	2
wherein	2
a great while	1
a long while	1
about the time	1
all	1
amazed	1
and	1
and as	1
as touching	1
because of	1
bed	1
behalf	1
being	1
but	1
by the space of	1
earth	1
for the space of	1
for yourselves	1
forth	1
from him	1
furlongs	1
in the days of	1
in the time	1
inasmuch as	1
one place	1
saith	1
that	1
that for	1
the eyes	1
the truth	1
three times	1
thrice	1
touching	1
truly	1
up	1
wherefore	1

Verses containing G1909

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Matthew 27:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
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Matthew 27:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
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Matthew 27:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
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Matthew 27:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
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Matthew 28:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
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Matthew 28:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
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Mark 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
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Mark 1:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
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Mark 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
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Mark 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
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Mark 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
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Mark 2:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”
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Mark 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
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Mark 3:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
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Mark 3:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
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Mark 3:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.
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Mark 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
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Mark 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
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Mark 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
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Mark 4:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
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Mark 4:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
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Mark 4:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
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Mark 4:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences
It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
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Mark 4:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
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Mark 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
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Mark 6:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
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Mark 6:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
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Mark 6:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
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Mark 6:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
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Mark 6:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
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Mark 6:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
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Mark 6:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
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Mark 6:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
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Mark 6:53 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
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Mark 6:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
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Mark 7:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
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Mark 8:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
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Mark 8:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
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Mark 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
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Mark 8:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.
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Mark 9:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
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Mark 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?
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Mark 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
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Mark 9:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
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Mark 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
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Mark 9:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
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Mark 9:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.
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Mark 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
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Mark 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
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Mark 10:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
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